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A Micro-blogging platform? Instagram!

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | August 22, 2017 | News, Social Media | 1 Comment

So you are thinking about writing a blog and it seems daunting. You like taking pictures. Micro-blogging on Instagram might be for you. Lorelai Gilmore says, Everyone has heard of blogging platforms, obviously. Generally speaking, people would say WordPress, Blogger,...

You can’t automate some things…

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | August 15, 2017 | News, Social Media | 0 Comments

There is no way to automate some things while keeping them authentic and engaging. Brian G. Peters on his medium.com blog tells us what and why. Many social media and marketing strategies have a big, long-term impact, but they simply aren’t scaleable for a small...

Top 5 Email Newsletter Mistakes

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | August 8, 2017 | Formation, Social | 0 Comments

A lot of the Vincentian Family branches use email newsletters. Here are some things to to make better use of this connection. John Haydon writes, Here are the most common nonprofit email newsletter mistakes I’ve seen as a trainer and a consultant. The good...

Help with the New AMM Web Site

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | August 1, 2017 | News, Social Media | 0 Comments

Have you seen the new website of the international Miraculous Medal Association? They're looking for help. Can you help? They say... This website will eventually have complete sections in Spanish, English, and French, and vital communications will be included in as...

“Charity and Social Media” address by Renato Lima

by Javier F. Chento | Nov 14, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Social, Social Media, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

On Saturday, November 11, the SSVP of Italy organized, in Turin, a video conference entitled "Charity and Social...

Renew or… become obsolete

by Javier F. Chento | Jul 4, 2016 | Social, Social Media, Technology: Issues and Uses

Suitably, the saying is "renew or die." In the world of Internet, where everything happens at high speeds, this is particularly true. Technology and the media are constantly renewed on the Internet. And so should our portals and social networks. Both .famvin and We...

Blogging for Others

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 3, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Social Media

In a little blog called "The Known Soul" I encountered this. After the distractions fade away, what are we left with? What sorts of things have we glanced past while we run around all day long? It was one evening a few weeks ago that I looked outside, and saw the...

#famvin400 Who am I?

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 16, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Social Media

A Vincentian wants to know the answer to the question, "Who am I?" Too often, we only answer the question, "What have I done?" Part of preparing for the coming 400th anniversary year is coming to know ourselves in God's eyes. Are we willing to look deeply? Listen to...

SC Federation of North America: A New Web!

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 14, 2016 | Announcements, News, Social

Kristen Blacksher, Social Media & Web Content Specialist for the Sisters of Charity Federation, writes: We’ve been working since January to create a brand new website that shares our Gospel mission of Charity to the world, with a special emphasis on making the...

#famvin400 Stranger in our midst

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 9, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Social Media

One of the "sub-themes" of the coming 400th anniversary year is welcoming the stranger in our midst on a daily basis. Are there people suffering right next to us? Listen to this Matt Maher song. https://youtu.be/kq3-OyRh3Zw [box type="tick" size="large"...

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